Project of the Scientific Grant Agency VEGA 2/0143/13

Duration of the project: 01/2013 - 12/2016

Principal investigator: Ing. Ján Maňka, CSc.

Mechanochemical methods will be used to prepare the far-from-equilibrium novel nanooxides, namely, stannates, titanates, germanates, silicates, and ferrites The studies of the early stages of the mechanically induced nucleation and growth of a new nonequilibrium product phase will provide access to the elucidation of the microscopic mechanism of the nonconventional mechanochemical preparation route It will be also of major importance to clarify the fundamental origin of the formation of the core-shell configuration in mechanosynthesized oxide nanoparticles Experimental studies of physical responses as well as a detailed insight into the short-range structure of the Sn-, Ti-, Ge-, Si-, and Fe-based nanomaterials will enable us to give a clear-cut explanation of the phenomena underlying their anomalous physical behaviour Additionally, the as-prepared nanooxides will be tested as anode materials for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries with the aim to establish the interplay between the local structure and the electrochemical performance of such interfacelsurface-controlled materials.

Publikácie:

1. Baláž, P., Achimovičová, M., Baláž, M., Billik, P., Cherkezova-Zheleva, Z., Criado, J.M., Delogu, F., Dutková, E., Gaffet, E., Gotor, F.J., Kumar, R., Mitov, I., Rojac, T., Senna, M., Streletskii, A. & Wieczorek-Ciurowa, K. 2013, "Hallmarks of mechanochemistry: From nanoparticles to technology", Chemical Society Reviews, vol. 42, no. 18, pp. 7571-7637.
2. Billik, P., Cigáň, A., Čaplovičová, M., Škrátek, M., Dvurečenskij, A., Majerová, M., Bystrický, R., Antal, P. & Maňka, J. 2013, "V2O3 nanocrystals prepared by mechanochemical-thermal reduction and their magnetic properties", Materials Letters, vol. 110, pp. 24-26.
3 Višňovský, J., Billik, P., Kubinec, R., Podolec, P., Hengerics Szabó, A., Juriga, M., Čabala, R., Kubincová, J. & Blaško, J. 2013, "Solvent-free mechanochemical chlorination of hydrocarbons with CuCl 2", Tetrahedron letters, vol. 54, no. 52, pp. 7180-7182.
4 Billik, P., Gűrth, M., Turányi, T. 2013, "Mechanochemical Synthesis in the Nutating Centrifugal Ball Mill", Chemistry for sustainable development, vol 21, pp. 1-5.

5. K. Hornišová, P. Billik, 2014, "Some properties of horn equation model of ultrasonic system vibration and of transfer matrix and equivalent circuit methods of its solution", Ultrasonics, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 330-342.

6. A. Dvurečenskij, , P. Billik, A. Cigáň, R. Bystrický, J. Maňka, M. Škrátek, M. Majerová, 2014, "Magnetic properties of V2O3 nanooxide prepared mechanochemically with and without salt matrix", Acta Physica Polonica A, vol. 126, no. 1, pp. 398-399. [1] BILLIK, Peter - ČAPLOVIČOVÁ, M. - ČAPLOVIČ, L. - HORVÁTH, B. Mechanochemical-molten salt synthesis of α-Al2O3 platelets. In Ceramics International, 2015, vol. 41, no. 7, p. 8742-8747. ISSN 0272-8842. (2.605-IF2014)

7. PETRA, L. - BILLIK, Peter - KOMADEL, P. Preparation and characterization of hybrid materials consisting of high-energy ground montmorillonite and α-amino acids. In Applied Clay Science, 2015, vol. 115, p. 174-178. ISSN 0169-1317. (2.467-IF2014)

8. BILLIK, Peter - ANTAL, P. - GYEPES, R. Product of dissolution of V2O5 in the choline chloride-urea deep eutectic solvent. In Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2015, vol. 60, p. 37-40. ISSN 1387-7003. (1.777-IF2014)